212 pages : 23 cm

Twenty-seven epics, legends, folk and fairy tales collected from the folklore of Japan

[pt. I.] Epics and legends. The birth of Japan : Takamagahara ; Izanagi and Izanami ; The bridge of heaven ; The birth of the islands ; Izanagi's descent to Hades -- The luck of the sea and the luck of the mountain -- Tales of the Heike : The secret meeting at Shishi ga Tani ; The poem from the sea ; The battle of Ichi-no-Tani ; The fall of the Heike -- [pt. II.] Folk and fairy tales. The Peach boy -- The old man who made the trees bloom -- The young Urashima -- The vanishing rice-straw coat -- The tale of Princess Kaguya : The child in the bamboo tree ; The fame of the princess ; The five young men ; The task of Prince Kurumamochi ; The task of the Minister Abe-no-Miushi ; The task of the chief Councillor Otomo-no-Miyuki ; The task of Prince Ishitsukuri ; The task of the Deputy Chief Councillor Iso-no-Kamimaro ; The emperor of the province ; The August moon ; The messengers from the moon ; The emperor's pilgrimage to Mount Fuji -- The tongue-cut sparrow -- The lucky tea-kettle

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